harrington



March 1934- E. E. HARRINGTON Re. 19,

CATAMENIAL APPLIANCE Original Filed June 15, 1928 Reissued Mar. 27, 1934UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CATAMENIAL APPLIANCE Earl E. Harrington,Washington, 1). 0., assignor to Max Hain, Los Angeles, Calif.

9 Claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,--

V Fig. 1 shows the improved device attached to and suspended from a bodyband with a pad in a place thereon, the parts being shown inperspective.

Fig. 2 illustrates the pad-carrier and its attaching tabs as viewed fromthe under side.

Fig. 3 shows the pad-carrier, tabs, pad-clamps and pad as viewed fromthe upper side thereof,

and

Fig. 4 illustrates a cross-section through the pad-carrier as viewed onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 des- "lgnates a pad-carrier andprotector of a general rectangular shape and preferably formed of asheet of thin rubber or moisture-proof material.

Near each end, but spaced from the end edges 6 thereof, the pad-carrierand protector has cross-wise reinforcements 7 and 8 therein whichcomprise fabric strips embedded or cured in the rubber sheet.

Perforations 9 are provided in the pad-carrier in spaced relation, andthese perforations ex- 2'5'. tend through the rubber sheet as well asthrough the fabric strips or reinforcements '7 and 3.

The perforations 9 are arranged in pairs in that one of them passesthrough the pad-carrier and strip near one side of the carrier while the0: other passes through the pad-carrier and strip adjacent to theopposite side of the carrier.

An elastic or flexible cord 10 is fed through the perforations from oneside of the carrier to the opposite side thereof whereby to form twoloops 11 and 12,-the loop 11 being on the under side of the carrierwhile the loop 12 is at the upper side of said carrier and is to beutilized as a clamp as and for a purpose that will presently be morefully explained.

One loop 11 at one end of the carrier has a fabric tab 13 attachedthereto while the loop 11 at the opposite end of the carrier has afabric tab 14 attached to it.

w The two tabs 13 and 14 are provided for attachment to a belt structure15, which encircles the body of the wearer but which latter forms nopart of my invention.

" The means employed to attach the tabs 13 and 14 to the belt structuremay vary, but in the present instance, I show safety-pins 16 for thispurpose.

In practice, the sanitary pad 1'7 of any preferred form is laid upon theupper side of the pad-carrier and protector, as shown in Figs. 1

and 3 of the drawing, and the two ends 18 ofthe pad are slipped beneaththe loops 12.

When the appliance is attached to thebeltstructure 15, the tabs 13 and14 which engage the under loops 11, draw on the cords 10 and pull theloops 12 taut at the upper side of the carrier and clamp the ends 18 ofthe sanitary pad in place against the pad-carrier and protector and holdthe same from displacement.

The strain therefore on the tabs causes the clamping loops 12 to engageand hold the pad while the reinforcements '7 and 8 prevent the cordsfrom tearing the rubber of the carrier and thus maintain the upper andlower loops in the cord.

Having described my invention, Iclaimz- 1. A catamenial appliancecomprising a fiexible pad-carried and protector having a looped cordpassing therethro-ugh at each end thereof, v the loop of the cordextending crosswise over is, the pad-supporting face of the carrier andserving to clamp the ends of a pad and means for supporting the carrierby the looped cords whereby to draw the loops in clamping engagementwith the ends of the pad laid upon the carrier. 54;

2. A catamenial appliance comprising a pad carrier and protectorcomprising a sheet of moisture-proof material having reinforcements neareach end thereof with a pair of spaced perforations extending throughsaid sheet and reinforce- 5: ments, a cord passing through said spacedperforations and extending crosswise over the padsupporting surface ofthe carrier whereby said crosswise portion of the cord will form a clampat one side of the carrier, and a tab attached to each cord at theopposite side of said carrier whereby when a pull on the tabs takesplace on the one side of the carrier the crosswise portions of the cordswill be drawn toward the opposite side of the carrier to clamp a padthereagainst.

3. A pad carrier and protector comprising a flexible pad carryingmember, a pad adapted to be disposed thereon, means for supporting saidpad carrying member comprising a looped cord mounted loosely on the padcarrying member and 10G adapted to embrace the pad when arranged thereonto bind said pad to said carrier, said cord forming supporting means forthe pad carrier and adapted to secure the pad on the pad carrier whenstrain is placed on the same when 5 in position on a user.

4. A device of the kind described comprising a flexible pad carrier, acord loosely carried by the carrier for embracing the pad when arrangedupon said carrier, said cord being movably mounted in respect to saidcarrier, 9. support, a connection between said support and said cord,said cord being placed under tension when strain is placed upon saidsupport when in position upon a user to bind a pad upon the carrier.

5. A pad carrier comprising a holder formed of a strip of flexiblematerial adapted to support a pad, 'a looped cord movably mounted on theholder and adapted to embrace and hold said pad on said strip offlexible material and forming supporting means for the carrier and pad,said cord being placed under strain and binding the pad on the holderwhen in position upon a user.

6. A device of the kind described comprising a flexible pad carrier uponwhich a pad is adapt-- a-fcord loosely carried by each end of thecarrier adapted to engage each end of the pad and bind it thereonandsupporting means for the carrier having a connection with the adjacentcord to draw the cords into engagement with the pad upon the carrier andbind the pad thereon when strain is placed upon the supporting meanswhen in position on a user. a

8. A bandage holder of the kind described comprising a carrier formed ofa flexible strip upon which a flexible pad' is adapted to be placed andhaving means disposed at its ends for supporting the same, a looploosely mounted on each end of the carrier and having a connection withsaid supporting means for binding the pad and supporting the carrier,said loop being adapted to embrace, the pad thereon and to bind said padupon the carrier when strain is placed upon the supporting means when inposition upon a user.

9. A carrier of the kind described comprising an oblong shaped flexiblemember for supporting a pad and upon which a pad is adapted to bedisposed, means at one end for supporting a carrier, a movable crossmember." arranged over the pad on the carrier and forming a part of thesupport-' ingmeans, said cross member being adaptedto bind the pad onthe carrier and support the carrier when strain is placed upon thesupporting

